So hello, first post. Long time car enthusiast, and car-forums enthusiast. I have a white SR+ W/White interior due by the end of this month (June), and I have certainly had nothing but positive experiences w Tesla. The day I watched the 1st launch of the Falcon heavy, I decided that if the stock took a big dip, I would buy some.
Then in March of 20' when it did- I bought 3 shares at about $400.00 and change ea. (Took me 3 days to set up etrade acct, so I missed the very bottom) So as the stock went up and up and split 5 for one, I sold 2/3rds of it when it hit $650.00, so pulled $6,500 to use toward the Model 3.... Thanks for the down payment Elon! Still have 5 left.. So I orderd My car through the Gallery here in Oklahoma City, and intended to sell my current daily driver (2018 Kia Soul +) to an end user.
My Kia is at about 71K miles, and just out of curiosity I checked what Tesla would quote as a trade in, and was shocked to see the number was $11,555. So I tried to get the offer accepted, and "backed" into my existing order. As you may know thje Tesla site seems set up to accept the trade offer before you order the car.
I had told Tesla, I was just going to pay outright for the 3. So I then spent a day or two chatting back and forth w Tesla about how do we accept the offer, and back it into my order, so the amount due would reflect the lesser cash amount. They said they had to do that from their end, but it would be no problem, some one would "reach out". So the next day I get a call from a Tesla person, who sends me instructions as to how to take 6 photos of the car in specified "poses".
I did this, and the offer came back within minutes, at $9,700.00 GASP! What? The original $11,555 was predicated on the 70K + miles, and the language of the offer says the car can have no major cosmetic or mechanical issues, which on balance it does not. But there was no reasons given.. in fact when I pushed the "No" button on my phone, all traces of any talk of trades vanished from my account page.
Again as I said this was the first and only thing that reminded me of typical dealings with a stereotypical Auto dealer. Again if I had gotten a note saying "we looked closely at your photos and feel like we are going to need to touch up every little paint chip, and replace the front seats, hence the discount from the original estimated value..... I still wouldn't take it but It would have been a bit less of a shock. Anyone else run into this specific thing? Robin V.
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Then in March of 20' when it did- I bought 3 shares at about $400.00 and change ea. (Took me 3 days to set up etrade acct, so I missed the very bottom) So as the stock went up and up and split 5 for one, I sold 2/3rds of it when it hit $650.00, so pulled $6,500 to use toward the Model 3.... Thanks for the down payment Elon! Still have 5 left.. So I orderd My car through the Gallery here in Oklahoma City, and intended to sell my current daily driver (2018 Kia Soul +) to an end user.
My Kia is at about 71K miles, and just out of curiosity I checked what Tesla would quote as a trade in, and was shocked to see the number was $11,555. So I tried to get the offer accepted, and "backed" into my existing order. As you may know thje Tesla site seems set up to accept the trade offer before you order the car.
I had told Tesla, I was just going to pay outright for the 3. So I then spent a day or two chatting back and forth w Tesla about how do we accept the offer, and back it into my order, so the amount due would reflect the lesser cash amount. They said they had to do that from their end, but it would be no problem, some one would "reach out". So the next day I get a call from a Tesla person, who sends me instructions as to how to take 6 photos of the car in specified "poses".
I did this, and the offer came back within minutes, at $9,700.00 GASP! What? The original $11,555 was predicated on the 70K + miles, and the language of the offer says the car can have no major cosmetic or mechanical issues, which on balance it does not. But there was no reasons given.. in fact when I pushed the "No" button on my phone, all traces of any talk of trades vanished from my account page.
Again as I said this was the first and only thing that reminded me of typical dealings with a stereotypical Auto dealer. Again if I had gotten a note saying "we looked closely at your photos and feel like we are going to need to touch up every little paint chip, and replace the front seats, hence the discount from the original estimated value..... I still wouldn't take it but It would have been a bit less of a shock. Anyone else run into this specific thing? Robin V.
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